LafargeHolcim announced the appointment of Géraldine Picaud as chief financial officer and member of the executive committee, effective Feb. 1, 2018. Current CFO Ron Wirahadiraksa has “decided to pursue opportunities outside the group,” according to the company, but will remain in his role to provide a smooth handover to Picaud in due course.
Read MoreOverland Park, Kan.-based Ash Grove Cement Co. received a preliminary, non-binding competing proposal from a third party – rumored to be Summit Materials – to acquire Ash Grove at an indicated enterprise value of $3.7 billion to $3.8 billion. The company currently has an Agreement and Plan of Merger with CRH plc, under which CRH will acquire Ash Grove for…
Read MoreArgos has donated four new mountain bikes to the Martinsburg Police Department, reported heraldmailmedia.com. The bicycles are 21-speed Cannondale “Enforcement 29” models.
Read MoreCemex S.A.B. de CV ranks 18th on the Fortune 2017 Change the World List of 50 companies worldwide that have had positive social impact through activities central to their core business strategies.
Read MoreArgos has donated four new mountain bikes to the Martinsburg Police Department, reported heraldmailmedia.com. The bicycles are 21-speed Cannondale “Enforcement 29” models.
Read MoreCemex S.A.B. de CV ranks 18th on the Fortune 2017 Change the World List of 50 companies worldwide that have had positive social impact through activities central to their core business strategies.
Read MoreAsh Grove Cement Co. announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with CRH plc, under which CRH plc will acquire Ash Grove in a transaction valuing Ash Grove at $3.5 billion on an enterprise value basis.
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Lafarge, a member of LafargeHolcim, unveiled a new, state-of-the-art plant at its Ravena, N.Y., facility after a three-year, multi-million-dollar modernization project to sustainably supply the region’s growing manufacturing and construction industries. The cement from the Ravena facility supplies more than 1 million tons of locally produced product for high profile projects in the Northeast including One World Trade Center, the World…
Read MoreThe Monarch Cement Co., a Kansas-based cement producer, reported $28.2 million in total net sales from its cement business for the second quarter of 2017, compared to $26.9 million in the prior-year period.
Read MoreCemex, S.A.B. de C.V. announced that it would provide $1 million in building materials for reconstruction efforts in states affected by an 8.1 magnitude earthquake that was registered off the southern coast of Mexico on Sept. 7. The company has an operational and commercial presence in the affected states.
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